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05/09/2011
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ABB has secured its single largest UK OEM account to date for PLC and HMI (human machine interface) products, following the signing of a two-year agreement with Spirax Sarco.
 ABB and Wrexham-based system integrator Tycon Automation have been working with Spirax Sarco to develop a control system for Spirax Sarco's next generation EasiHeat.
The controls giant is now the single source supply for all control components in Spirax Sarco product, which includes an AC500 PLC and CP600 HMI, together with ABB low voltage products.
The new control system allows access to validate energy data along with CO2 and carbon emissions. "Having this information readily available will make the production of reports for energy managers simple," says Chris Rowlands, senior group business development executive of Spirax Sarco.
Advanced communications also mean that the control system is compatible for connection to existing proprietary networks and can interact with Ethernet and Modbus systems as well as Profibus, CANopen, EtherCAT and DeviceNet.
To meet the growing demand for increased connectivity within building services, Tycon Automation developed the control system, with BACnet capability. The design also features remote web access for monitoring and controlling packages, thereby reducing maintenance costs.
"We will now be able to communicate with a much wider array of building management systems, improving the integration of our solutions with customer systems," says Rowlands.
"We will also be able to send text messages and emails from the package to inform the customer's maintenance team, or our own service department, of any alarms or service needs from the packages. We can even connect to the package from anywhere in the world via the internet."
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Brian Tinham
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